Earthquakes: Risk, Monitoring, Notification, and Research

Folger, Peter

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Earthquakes;    Earthquake prediction;    Emergency management;   

RP-ID  :  RL33861
RP-ID  :  RL33861_2008Jan16

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report describes estimates of earthquake hazards and risk in the United States; the current federal programs that support earthquake monitoring and that provide notification after a seismic event; and the programs that support mitigation and research aimed at reducing U.S. vulnerability to earthquakes.